Mohave County miner., 1887-01-02
LOWER FORMS or LIFE.
Devsiopmens Of the Ssnsss snd che n,ssio
SOME CapiOas Ya1Aa.

Devsiepmens Of the ssnsss snd shs naNas
--some Cavisas Yssss.
Among the lower forms OF life the d.
veiopmens OF the senses seems 10 have
much D do with that Of tbs brain. This
h what might be inferred. for the
impressions male upon the exterior aru
the basis for all intelligent action. 20
far a. these f,rm, Of life. ss lsast. are
concerned. We know very little a. 70
the kind and amount OF sense impres-
sions which insects fishes and reptiles
receive. In the creeping things which
inhabit the water. az well ~ the inssctA
"" presume that tho sense Of touch 10
considerably developed. and In such ~
pssess eyes something analogous 10
what we know as sight must be theirs.
In insects '--sene varieties at lsast--yigh
Eni,sr be Inarvelously scuts. and there
,re good naasoss-- Tor snSPsaing that
smell Is highly developed IN sane OF
them.
SJupds seam to affect tl,eha TIM. little:
.as of this We arc by ao means certain
nr they may possess hearing organs ct
uoei to perceive tones shich make n
Impression npJn our comparatively dui
,'srs. ~ many OF them produce sounds
i Is propiDie tina. tleir fellows of tbt
same specie: can perceive them. Ant
sVaienuy DO not hear sounds produce
~ ~. buf it is the opiaion OF son,s tbs
NY produce SQUADS Among tliemse;ve,
%Gich are ttssi 10 convey insrliigencs
rom one 10 another. In certain birds
sE;,acislly ta.,,e wnicd A. b. night. iik
re owl, iieasing is developed to De
IRE. far beyond our own.
Il ID very prosa,!a tnss fishes have 4
~ iGa great extent Dit,n In: ssIto -
,pEeil: b. 1t they are enaal-i H. ir:ser
Drd or enemies at immense distance,
~ tine sii,rs tas exatsss. Of menlDrsr1
vrr which thu term.Iiai ,oas III the new
smell are expanded - calculated . u.
tgs,'iva ar thirteen sIttrs feet. Tnss
in,inIbte.!ly the IN '.t ,nt..,li .snt. ss il }.
80 largest Of the trus fishes. TAis sens
'sars tise same relation 4, tfse iIitcii
nee OF the iish ~ IL bprns by the sens
,, sight in the BIRD tribe. In these la
ler. the sense Of smell 10 very inixr
iectiy developed, suoorisia.el to that o
sight.
In many wild and domestieated quad
rupeds, the sense is very largely dev~t
oped. The American buffalo Tor bison).
ard all the spccias OF deer rely upon it L,
give them notics Of approaching dan
;:er, In the dog i: is wonderfully acutp:
in fact, in some species il seems TO con
fer powers upon the animal of whicj
the human beings can have bu
the remot-st comprehension J.
serns probable that every objsci
las a distinct odvr 10 the dos.
In fact, IL seems 10 be- for tha'
animal AZ important rs thlt Of vision, IL
not moro essential b, his weli.being
ENers are Some very remarkable inc.
dents recorded Of dog no; only dis
singnishiny individuals. bat even voca
IONS by means OF this sense. The cape
can detect wattr at least a mile away b,
smell anl frogs seem to possess the facult,
10 a similar if not greater degree. Tm
l"rsc. as is well known, inaxes great ua
II this sense. an b!inl animals VI TN,
.p"cics develop ii 10 a high degree.
Tie sense Of toIca IL not highly devel
4psi in Il hes or reptiles. but the carniv.
erous birds sce,n to be rather highly en-
lowed in this regard. In the higher AMI
ulsfs. especially the elephant. this senS
|,s sometimes found to bs extremely
acute. In those animals which possess
laws it Is also much better developc,
than in otners. Rats are very sensitive.
and arc able tn avoid obstacles in theii
rapid flight even after being blinded
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